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Research Fellow

We are the Victorian Government's major tax collection agency, a semi-autonomous service agency which acts under a framework agreement between the Victorian Treasurer, the Secretary of the Department of Treasury and Finance and the Commissioner of State Revenue. Our role is to administer Victoria's taxation legislation and collects a range of taxes, duties and levies. In 2013-14, we collected in excess of $13 billion in revenue for the Victorian Government. We also administer the First Home Owner Grant (FHOG), unclaimed money (since October 2004), the growth areas infrastructure contribution (GAIC) and several subsidies and exemptions.

Zoe has a broad range of litigation experience in both small and large-scale litigation in the Supreme Court of Victoria (including the Supreme Court of Appeal), County Court of Victoria, Federal Court, the Magistrates’ Court, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, and the Building Appeals Board. Since being admitted to practice, Zoe has managed a large-scale litigation representing the interests of creditors claiming monies from the liquidators of a collapsed stock broking firm and has acted for clients in various sectors including building, finance, logistics, retail and technology. Zoe particularly enjoys the process of getting to know her clients and ensuring that they are looked after properly. Zoe has acted for various liquidators and bankruptcy trustees in complex insolvency/bankruptcy matters including unfair preference claims, insolvent trading, unreasonable director related transactions and unfair loans in all jurisdictions. Some significant reported matters Zoe has acted in include:1. In the matter of BBY Limited (Receivers and Managers appointed) (in liquidation) [2016] NSWSC 1366.2. WE Pickering Nominees Pty Ltd (as trustee of the WE Pickering Family Trust) v Pickering [2016] VSC 71.3. WE Pickering Nominees Pty Ltd (as trustee of the WE Pickering Family Trust) v Jacqueline Robyn Pickering & Ors [2016] VSCA 273.4. Marubeni Equipment Finance (Oceania) Pty Ltd v Harris [2018] VCC 267.5. Marubeni Equipment Finance (Oceania) Pty Ltd v Harris [2018] VCC 1048.6. In the matter of AXF Group Pty Ltd [2019] VSC 671.